Coworking spaces and regional development: a role for policy
研究了共享办公空间如何通过贡献六种资本(物质、无形、人力、社会、金融和制度)来促进区域发展,尤其对英国省级城镇和乡村地区有用,建议将共享办公空间纳入地方政策讨论。
We explore how coworking spaces (CWSs) might contribute to place-based policy and regional development, especially in provincial towns/cities and rural/coastal areas. Drawing on interview and focus group data from regional stakeholders in three English local enterprise partnership areas, we examine the extent to which the attributes of CWSs contribute to ‘six capitals’ (physical, intangible, human, social, finance and institutional) widely considered to be the foundations of regional development. Our analysis suggests CWSs should at least be part of place-based policy conversations around placemaking and the revival of places. This conclusion should also resonate in other countries and regional policy circles.